Remembering Ruth today and the blessing of our correspondence through this community. (please see Garrett’s list)

Ruth’s legacy is as a courageous inspiration on earth and now an angel in heaven, no doubt dancing and sending us love…

Very Grateful for

God’s Blessings

A quiet office

The warmth of the coffee mug in my hands

The carnitas tacos in the crockpot at home

The girls arrived to their homes safely

No traffic

Socks

The treadmill

The book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed arrived – late but still here

Nests

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. ~Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler’s List

Very Grateful for:

God’s blessings

the sound of turning book pages

printers

cough drops

a parking place close by

a job to go to

some sentences which end in prepositions

coffee rub for steaks

mandolins

"Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." ~Albert Einstein

Very Grateful for:
God's protection
hearing the cold wind, but being inside
the beautiful designs from the icicles that form
Friday tennis inside
knowing that next week there will be days off
fuzzy slippers
gluten free waffles that don't taste like packing peanuts
belly laughs
prayer
deep breaths

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small  fires in the darkness. ~Charles Handy

Very Grateful for

God’s surprises

walking outside my front door this morning … and seeing the trees in the front yard suddenly changed from green to bright orange, red, and yellow leaves

a nap

gingerbread biscotti

a walk with Ruby to see the neighborhood trees with their changed leaves

finding out about the generosity of an anonymous donor

time to read

2 days without driving

finding the fuse box with all the breakers

There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy. ~Ralph H. Blum

Very Grateful for
God’s care

Brave Girls’ Club board on Pinterest

MaryEllen’s lists

Garrett’s lists

Jean’s lists

Crystal’s lists

The softer Kleenex in the blue carton

Getting closer to finishing

Holding a space

Lori’s fierce love

A good friend is a connection to life–a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.  ~Lois Wyse

November 8, 2013

Very Grateful for

God’s Canvas

Biscotti

The sky right before sunset

People who show up when they say they will

Not driving for a week

Ideas

Insights learned from other people

Laughter

Jill’s humor and her funny voicemails

There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one. ~Kazuo Ishiguro

Very Grateful for:

1.) God’s grace

2.) a safe flight with minimal delays

3.) an unobtrusive person in the seat next to me

4.) Lori, waiting at the airport (airport pickups are reserved for Herclulean friends, especially to LAX after the events of Friday)

5.) walking the pier

6.) fresh shrimp tacos

7.) a yoga mat at the hotel

8.) waking up to palm trees

9.) and time to read before classes begin

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~Johannes A.
Gaertner

Very Grateful For:

God’s memory prompters

Halloween memories

getting my hair did!

writing instead of writing—(working on a story that seemed to need telling instead of the writing that is assigned)

just going with it instead of avoiding it (which is a twisted form if going with it)

Jacqui’s renewing health

this blog post about active team work

this coffee

this memory

this group!

“Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.” ~Lauryn Hill

October 28, 2013

Very Grateful for

God’s care

Study group friends

New bulletin boards

Hammers

Amelia’s work ethic

Hoodies

Comfy shoes

Teeth

These breaths

These smiles

You find yourself attached to your own image; and you find yourself attached to other people’s images. The trick is to become aware of these attachments and to become aware of the impermanence of them. ~Goldie Hawn